There weren’t nearly enough birthday candles on hand to do justice to Conrado Marrero, the world’s oldest living former Major League Baseball player. So the Cuban hurler had to make do with just one atop the cake Thursday as he celebrated his 102nd birthday at his modest Havana apartment, surrounded by family and friends with an unlit Cuban cigar in his mouth and a baseball cap on his head—as the Associated Press reports. 824 more words

SAVANNAH, Mo. — Today Brad Lager, Republican candidate for Lt. Governor, received a letter from the National Rifle Association announcing that he had received their highest rating for his tireless work on behalf of 2nd Amendment rights. 40 more words

Cuban Conrado Marrero still loves to talk baseball—as he did withPaul Haven of the Associated Press.

Conrado Marrero can still remember the crisp feeling of slipping on his Washington Senators uniform, and the surge of adrenaline he got staring down Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and other major league batters. 307 more words

HAVANA (AP) — Conrado Marrero can still remember the crisp feeling of slipping on his Washington Senators uniform, and the surge of adrenaline he got staring down Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and other major league batters. 1,116 more words